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| baldpate |
a brown freshwater duck with a white crown; wigeon. [1/2 definitions] |
| black duck |
a dark brown pond duck of northeastern North America. [1/2 definitions] |
| broadbill |
any of several birds characterized by a broad bill, such as the shoveler duck. [1/2 definitions] |
| bufflehead |
a small North American duck that has black and white feathers and a bushy head. |
| canvasback |
a North American wild duck, the male of which has a reddish head and a whitish back. |
| drake |
an adult male duck. |
| duck1 |
a bird that lives in or near water and has webbed feet for swimming and a large flat bill. [2 definitions] |
| duck3 |
(pl.) pants, or occasionally other garments, made of duck. [1/2 definitions] |
| duckling |
a young duck. |
| duckwalk |
to walk while in a squatting position; waddle like a duck. |
| fowl |
a wild bird, such as a duck, goose, pheasant, or quail, that is hunted for its meat. [1/2 definitions] |
| gadwall |
a widely distributed duck native to North America that has gray or brown plumage. |
| goose |
a water bird that looks like a duck but is usually larger, with a longer neck and legs and a more pointed bill. Some geese are raised by farmers, and some are found in the wild. [1/4 definitions] |
| hadrosaur |
any dinosaur of the Hadrosauridae family, having a broad, flat snout for grazing; also known as a "duck-billed dinosaur." |
| mallard |
a common wild duck. The male has a shiny dark green head and neck. |
| Muscovy duck |
a large crested duck of the Western Hemisphere that has been widely domesticated. |
| oldsquaw |
a black marine duck with a white breast. |
| pintail |
a species of duck, the male of which has a long, pointed tail. |
| platypus |
a mammal with a wide bill, a long, flat tail, and webbed feet for swimming. Platypuses live near streams in Australia. They are one of only two kinds of mammals that lay eggs. They are sometimes called duck-billed platypuses. |
| quack1 |
the sound that a duck makes. [2 definitions] |
| redhead |
a North American diving duck, the male of which has a reddish head. [1/2 definitions] |
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